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Convenience stores in Hancock County, IN

The convenience stores in Hancock County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 93 out of 100: Very high

Ranked #16 of 2,261 scored counties
#4 of 78 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
19
14 chain locations (74%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$218.5M
On groceries · $6,529 a household
Spending per listing
$11.5M
46% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.7
29% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
90,969
+13.5% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

For convenience stores, Hancock County has a Groundwork market score of 93 (very high): #16 of 2,261 scored counties and #4 of 78 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for convenience stores.

Households in Hancock County spend about $218.5M a year on groceries, or $6,529 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 19 convenience stores, that is $11.5M per store, 46% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.

There are 19 convenience stores on map listings in Hancock County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 74% of them, against 60% across the U.S. That is 5.7 per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Hancock County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 11,158 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hancock County grew 13.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Hancock County compares

The same measures for Indiana and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the convenience stores counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Convenience stores in Hancock County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureHancock CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.75.98.0
Spending per listing$11.5M$10.1M$7.9M
Households per official establishment11,1588,9933,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+30.2%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+13.5%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,529$5,959$6,319
Median household income$93,186$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score9365

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
60
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1914 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as convenience stores in Hancock County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Hancock County

Population, 2025 estimate
90,969+13.5% since 2020
Households
33,474
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
306 sq. mi.
People per square mile
275
Median household income
$93,186+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$118,107
Median home value
$274,800
Jobs located here
27,824
Daytime population
66,104Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Convenience stores across Indiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Hancock County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hamilton County, IN98453.3$21.7M+10.9%#1 of 2,261
2Hendricks County, IN96223.3$20.3M+10.2%#3 of 2,261
3Boone County, IN94186.3$11M+13.5%#11 of 2,261
4Hancock County, IN93195.7$11.5M+13.5%#16 of 2,261
5Johnson County, IN92284.5$14.3M+7.4%#19 of 2,261
6Warrick County, IN88124.8$13.5M+4.4%#53 of 2,261
7Allen County, IN84734.7$12.7M+4.2%#98 of 2,261
8Morgan County, IN83155.3$11.6M+4.4%#118 of 2,261
9Porter County, IN81405.8$10.8M+1.6%#143 of 2,261
10Dearborn County, IN7894.4$13.8M+1.7%#211 of 2,261

Other business types in Hancock County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Hancock County, IN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 19 convenience stores in Hancock County. 14 of them (74%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.

How much do households in Hancock County, IN spend on groceries?

About $218.5M a year, or $6,529 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $11.5M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,474 households in Hancock County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hancock County, IN compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?

Hancock County has 5.7 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $11.5M, 46% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Hancock County would have about 28, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,158 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

How fast is Hancock County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Hancock County at 90,969 people in 2025, up 13.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,474 households. The median household income in Hancock County is $93,186 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.8% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Hancock County scores 93 for convenience stores (very high), #16 of 2,261 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for convenience stores · All 56 business types in Hancock County

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